Following his maiden IPL fifty, Cummins was happy with his knock to help side reach a decent total in loss against Mumbai Indians.
KKR under Karthik in IPL 2020, won four and lost three of their seven games to stand fourth in the points table. Overall, he had led KKR to 19 wins in 37 IPL matches.
KKR didn't go off to a good start under new captain Eoin Morgan, as the side faced an 8-wicket defeat.
The burly Australian hits 35-ball 50 and stitched 87-run stand with new skipper Eoin Morgan after KKR top-order collapsed against Mumbai Indians.
After taking charge of KKR ahead of the crucial clash against MI, Morgan reveals the the conversation he had with DK last night on the captaincy.
All eyes on KKR new skipper Eoin Morgan, who took over from Dinesh Karthik today hours before the KKR vs MI match; DK will play the role of vice-captain for the game.
The Kolkata Knight Riders are currently placed fourth in the IPL table with six points from three wins.
KKR batting order has been a guessing game for many with new coach Brendon McCullum insisting on left-hand right-hand combinations at all time, resulting in the reshuffling of the batting line-up
Coming in to bat at No.6, Morgan hit an 18-ball 44 to conjure up hopes of a successful run-chase before KKR fell short by 18 runs against Delhi Capitals' total of 228 on Saturday.
Shubman Gill stepped up for KKR in their second match against SRH, as he remained unbeaten on 70 to guide the side to a seven-wicket win.
The former Indian opener says it’s difficult to drop an Indian player as your captain in an Indian Premier League team.
The England batsman hopes the green top pitches in the UAE will allow him to adapt early as he is available for the tie against Mumbai Indians on Wednesday.
Morgan and the two others will have to complete the mandatory quarantine period in the UAE to join the KKR squad in the practice nets although CEO Venky Mysore had assured that they will be part of the opener.
Eoin Morgan will be joining the side after leading England to their maiden World Cup glory in 2019 and Nitish Rana, who led Delhi at domestic level, is excited to play alongside him.
England captain Eoin Morgan said bringing Woakes and Archer back into the attack dramatically swung the game in the home team's favour.
KKR will take on defending champions Mumbai Indians on September 23. The 13th edition of the cash-rich league is taking place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as it had to be moved out of India due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Morgan, in 49 matches leading into the Southampton game on Wednesday, has lead England to 26 wins which is the joint fifth-most among T20I skippers
England's wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler will open the innings alongside Jonny Bairstow in the T20I series against Australia.
Moeen Ali thanked captain Eoin Morgan for keeping faith in him, after he returned to runscoring with a 33-ball 61 during the third T20I against Pakistan on Tuesday.
Morgan hit 66 from just 33 balls at the Old Trafford on Sunday as England chased down 196 against England with five wickets in hand to move 1-0 up in the ongoing three-match T20I series.
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